essendon (8-4) vs collingwood (10-2) windy hill
collingwood beat essendon by 23 points. collingwood (11-2) host hawthorn. essendon (8-5) play richmond.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.10 | 46 | Sat 7-Aug-1926 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 20,000 | |
| Collingwood | 1.4 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 69 | Collingwood won by 23 points | |||
fitzroy (3-9) vs richmond (7-5) bruswick st
richmond stay alive beating fitzroy by 15 points. richmond (8-5) host essendon. fitzroy (3-10) play footscray.
| Fitzroy | 3.8 | 5.12 | 8.13 | 10.17 | 77 | Sat 7-Aug-1926 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 10,000 |
| Richmond | 4.3 | 7.8 | 10.15 | 12.20 | 92 | Richmond won by 15 points | ||
geelong (10-2) vs st kilda (4-8) corio oval
geelong smash st kilda by 52 points. geelong (11-2) play carlton. st kilda (4-9) host south.
| Geelong | 5.5 | 5.8 | 10.15 | 12.18 | 90 | Sat 7-Aug-1926 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 10,500 |
| St. Kilda | 2.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 38 | Geelong won by 52 points | ||
hawthorn (2-10) vs north (0-12) glenferie oval
hawks hold on against north for the first draw of the year. hawthorn (2-1-10) play collingwood. north (0-1-12) host melbourne.
| Hawthorn | 1.2 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 70 | Sat 7-Aug-1926 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 4,500 |
| North Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 10.10 | 70 | Hawthorn drew with North Melbourne | ||
melbourne (9-3) vs carlton (9-3) mcg
dees keep 3rd with a 32 point win over carlton. melbourne (10-3) play north. carlton (9-4) host geelong.
| Melbourne | 4.5 | 6.10 | 7.13 | 12.18 | 90 | Sat 7-Aug-1926 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 27,786 |
| Carlton | 2.5 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 58 | Melbourne won by 32 points | ||
south (7-5) vs footscray (3-9) lake oval
south stay alive destroying footscray by 59 points. south (8-5) play st kilda. footscray (3-10) host fitzroy.
| South Melbourne | 3.3 | 4.7 | 8.11 | 15.17 | 107 | Sat 7-Aug-1926 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 14,000 |
| Footscray | 1.4 | 3.10 | 5.10 | 6.12 | 48 | South Melbourne won by 59 points | ||
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| COLL | 13 | 44 | 147.63 |
| GEEL | 13 | 44 | 136.56 |
| MELB | 13 | 40 | 156.30 |
| CARL | 13 | 36 | 116.75 |
| STH | 13 | 32 | 116.18 |
| ESS | 13 | 32 | 114.95 |
| RICH | 13 | 32 | 98.75 |
| STK | 13 | 16 | 77.74 |
| FITZ | 13 | 12 | 75.28 |
| FOOTS | 13 | 12 | 68.84 |
| HAW | 13 | 10 | 66.18 |
| NTH | 13 | 2 | 76.25 |
round 14 matches
carlton v geelong PP
collingwood v hawthorn VP
north v melbourne AS
richmond v essendon PR
st kilda v south JO
footscray v fitzroy WO